Newspaper and letter holder



(Nn Model.)

D. J REX.

NEWSPAPER AN-D LETTER EOLDEE.

10.307,142. i Patented 001;.28,1884.

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VUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID .I. EEX, 0E PITTsBUEG, PENNSYLVANIA.

NEWSPAPER AND LETTER HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,142, dated October28, 1884.

Application tiled September 24, 18E3. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, DAVID J. REX, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlNewspaper and Letter Holders; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

lVIy invention relates to Improvements 1n devices for holding newspapersand letters; and the object of the invention is to produce a very simpledevice by which newspapers and letters can be held when placed between aweighted and roughened clamp pivoted to a curved or bent arm attached toa plate which is to be secured to a door frame or post, so that thepaper or mail carrier can insert the papers or letters in an easy andexpeditious manner in place.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, aswill be more fully described hereinafter, and more specifically pointedout in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings andthe letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters indicate like parts in the different tigures of thedrawings, in which- Figure l represents a front View of my improvednewspaper and letter holder. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the pivoted clamp.

In the drawings, A is the base-plate, made, preferably, of ornamentalshape, and is to be secured by screws to the door frame, post, or otherconvenient place. This plate is provided with a curved arm orbracket, B,preferably cast on said base-plate, and to the lower end is pivoted aclamp or jaw, C. This clamp is curved on its face c, and is providedywith serrations, so as to form a roughened surface, to prevent papers,letters, or other articles placed between said surface and thebase-plate from slipping out.

Instead of serrations, any other kind of roughened surface may beemployed. f

If the weight of the articles inserted between the pivoted clamp and thebase-plate is not sumcient to rmly hold the articles, a spring, d, shownin dotted lines in Fig. 2,may be secured to the bracket B. This springis of sufficient tension or stiffness to rnily hold any articlesinserted between the clamp and base-plate. It may be attached to thebaseplate, if desired, or may consist of a coiled or other spring.

This device may also be employed for exhibiting shoes or other articlesof wearing-apparel or merchandise, and, if desired, can be veryornamental and handsome in appearance.

The advantages of my improved paper and letter holder will be readilyappreciated, and among some of them may be mentioned that any articlesto be held or exposed by it can be easily inserted in place and readilydetached, it is not liable to get out of order, it can be easily appliedto a door frame or post, boxes, or any place desired without marring theappearance thereof, it'can be produced at a very small cost, and is veryconvenient.

I am aware of the Patents No. 92,3% and No. 256,626, and disclaim theconstruction therein shown; but,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim,and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

In a device for holding or exhibiting articles, the combination of theplate A, provided with the curved bracket B, -with the pivoted clamp C,having a curved roughened face, and the spring d, all constructed andarranged as shown and herein specified.

In testimony whereof I hereby aftix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

DAVID J. REX..

Witnesses: 4

GRAHAM SCOTT, FRANK R. STROJE.

